Harvest mid-September to October Season September to November Quality slightly tart flavor, tender texture Use fresh-eating, pies

Jonamac

Harvest early September Season September Quality white, firm, crisp, tart and juicy Use fresh-eating

This is a beautiful red and green, medium sized McIntosh X Jonathon cross that is a great fresh-eating apple for a relatively brief time after harvest. It is usually a little more tart than McIntosh.

Jonathan

Harvest early October Season October through January Quality Tart and spicy flavor, juicy and crisp Use fresh-eating, cider, sauce

Jonathon is a 200 year old variety from New York state. Like McIntosh and Northern Spy, it has achieved enduring and broad popularity. Jonathon lovers swear by it, and with its spicy, tangy, somewhat tart flavor and crisp, juicy flesh, it is no wonder that Jonathon consistently ranks in the top ten among leading varieties grown in the country. It keeps well and it is hard to find a bad one. It won't hold shape real well when baked, otherwise it is a very good variety for the kitchen. Sauce, juice, and cider retain some of the spicy taste of Jonathon when it is blended with other varieties. Jonathon is as American as Mom and, well, apple pie.

Kandil Sinap

Harvest October Season October through January Quality crisp, juicy, fine texture Use fresh-eating

An unusual variety that most likely originated in Turkey, Kandil Sinap is interesting in appearance and excellent in taste. It is receiving a certain amount of attention from specialty growers and you may occasionally encounter it at an orchard that specializes in heirloom and novelty varieties.

Kidd's Orange Red

Harvest late September Season October through January Quality juicy, crisp, very firm Use fresh-eating

Kidd's Orange Red was developed by the same man, J.H. Kidd of New Zealand, who developed Gala. It is a cross between Cox Orange Pippin and Red Delicious. It has a little more character than Gala, and is an excellent dessert apple with a sweet aroma and good balance between tart and sweet flavor. It can have quite a bit of russeting on the skin, but, as the saying goes, don't judge a book by its cover.

King David

Harvest October Season October to December Quality spicy flavor, tough skin, coarse flesh Use baking, fresh-eating

An older obscure variety from Arkansas that is enjoying something of a revival. Excellent for pies and sauce, although if you don't mind the tough skin, it can be an excellent fresh-eating apple with its spicy, wine-like flavor.

Knobbed Russet

Harvest October Season October to January Quality crisp, rich and sugary Use fresh-eating

This is one ugly looking apple with its bumps and irregularities. Some apple lovers say that the worse it looks, the better it tastes. Not a tame variety, this one may put you off at first with its odd appearance and aggressive flavor. Beneath the rough skin is an apple of the highest dessert quality.

Lady

Harvest late October Season Late October through January Quality small, fine-grained, white flesh Use fresh-eating, decoration and garnish

Lady is one of the oldest cultivated varieties known, going back at least to the 17th century and possibly even as far back as Roman times. It is a tiny little apple that looks like a minature Fameuse or McIntosh. Very durable and tasty and attractive. Not very strong flavored and not real sweet, still it is a good little fresh-eating apple and a lot of fun. With bright red, smooth skin splashed with intense medium green, it is used for Christmas decoration on wreaths and centerpieces.